HUM-MOLGEN DIAGnostics/Clinical Research

3/3/96

CMV strains

We are interested in receiving DNA from individuals with hyperekplexia and other startle syndromes for mutation analysis of GLRA1. Sporadic as well as familial cases are of interest since we have found reccessive as well as dominant cases due to mutations in GLRA1.

Mike Owen

Depts. of Psychological Medicine and Medical Genetics,

University of Wales College of Medicine,

Heath Park,

Cardiff CF4 4XN, UK.

Tel. 44 1222 743248 Fax. 44 1222 747839

email wpcmjo@cardiff.ac.uk

***Attention: at present no IRB approval for obtaining samples from outside the UK.